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Welcome to the Cycling: CYCLING FOR PLEASURE 25-30km Group

Group Coordinators

Meetings

Week

Day

Time

First + Third

Friday

10:00

Events

Name

Date

Time

Alan's Cycling for Pleasure

02 Mar 2018

10:30

Venue: Details are notified at least seven days in advance.

Meeting Exceptions:

We only meet once in July & December.
Traditionally in July all U3A Cycle Groups do a ride and then meet up for a BBQ & pool party.
In December each cycle group does a festive cycle followed by a joint celebratory meal.

No meetings in August. Please note that from September 2017 Cycling for Pleasure cover up to Level 4 routes. See cycling Guidelines.

To view details of many of the routes we have enjoyed:
select 'Members Archives' 'Cycling For Pleasure'

U3A Cycling For Pleasure

Program of events from January to December 2017

1st and 3rd Friday of the month.

Our steadily growing, friendly group's aims are:

To cycle at a pleasurable pace.

To take advantage of as many off road cycle tracks and C class roads as possible.

To avoid steeper terrain.

Seek to explore different areas of the beautiful countryside.

Take a previously tested fairly circular route.

Passing through a point of interest or village where the group can take the opportunity to pause for breath and browse.

If possible the starting/finishing point is at a parking place near a restaurant offering a reasonable `Menu del Dia.'

The participating members should then feel free to prolong the social activity through lunch, or continue on their way to other commitments.

The rides tend to be a complete trip of no more than 3 1/2 hours total (including sight seeing and refreshment stops.)

In order to vary the cycle rides we meet at different points.

Many of our members contribute to discovering new rides and leading the group.

It is necessary to transport bikes on or in cars.

If any of you should need to purchase cycle racks we have found the cycle racks from Decathlon are reasonably priced.

CYCLE FOR PLEASURE CALENDAR
JANUARY TO DECEMBER2018

DATE

ORGANISERS

AREA

Jan 5th

Andy & Joan Ball

Calonge

Jan 19th

Norman & Yvonne Wray

Castello

Feb 2nd

John & Inger Hancock

Bescano

Feb 16th

Peter & Janet Hull

St Pere Pescador

March 2rd

Alan Packman

March 16th

Paul Rowlerson

April 6th

Wiebe Van der Meer

April 20th

Alan Campbell

May 5th

Roland Hoath

May 19th

Caroline and Dennis Ham

June 2nd

June 16th

July 7th

POOL PARTY

SUMMER BREAK

Sept 1st

Sept 15th

October 6th

October 20th

Nov 3rd

Nov 17th

December 1st

Dec 11th

Below are a few of the routes we have explored so far:

L'Escala - Sant Marti - L'Armentera - L'Arbre - Viladamat - Albons

Pals - Peratallada-La Bisbal

Seres d' Pals - Gualta

Verges - Colomers - Vilopriu - Les Olives

Empuriabrava coastal and inland

Bellcaire d'Emporda, Albons, Tor, La d'Emporda, Tallada Verges

Gualta - Ultramort - Ullustret

L'Estartit - Ter River - Verges

L'Estartit - coastal plain on both sides of Ter estuary.

Palamos - La Fosca- Calonge

Ultramort to La Sala, Foixa, Rupia and back.

Palamos - La Fosca - Palafrugell

We have also undertaken 3 one way rides along the Vias Verdes-Greenways: